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(Reuters) - Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors Corp sees hybrid models in Southeast Asia as a key part of its electrification strategy to stay competitive in the region, Chief Executive Takao Kato told Reuters in an interview.
FILE PHOTO: Mitsubishi Motors CEO Takao Kato speaks during the Tokyo Motor Show, in Tokyo, Japan October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo
While some Southeast Asian governments are trying to promote full battery electric vehicles (EVs) as a way to cut CO2 emissions, Kato said conventional gasoline-electric vehicles and plug-in electric hybrids were “probably a more realistic a choice for the region for now”.
updated: Dec 21 2020, 09:09 ist
Japan s Mitsubishi Motors Corp sees hybrid models in Southeast Asia as a key part of its electrification strategy to stay competitive in the region, Chief Executive Takao Kato told Reuters in an interview.
While some Southeast Asian governments are trying to promote full battery electric vehicles (EVs) as a way to cut CO2 emissions, Kato said conventional gasoline-electric vehicles and plug-in electric hybrids were probably a more realistic a choice for the region for now .
The Japanese automaker is expected to hold a ceremony in Thailand on Monday to officially start local production of a plug-in hybrid version of the Outlander sport-utility vehicle (SUV).
Mitsubishi Motors to focus on hybrids in SE Asia, part of regional electrification push
Mitsubishi Motors to focus on hybrids in SE Asia, part of regional ‘electrification’ push
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The front grill on Mitsubishi Motors Corp. s new Outlander PHEV vehicle is seen during its unveiling at the company headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, June 18, 2015. (Photographer: Yuriko Nakao/Bloomberg)
Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors Corp sees hybrid models in Southeast Asia as a key part of its electrification strategy to stay competitive in the region, Chief Executive Takao Kato told Reuters in an interview.
TOKYO (Reuters): Japan s Mitsubishi Motors Corp sees hybrid models in Southeast Asia as a key part of its electrification strategy to stay competitive in the region, Chief Executive Takao Kato told Reuters in an interview.
While some Southeast Asian governments are trying to promote full battery electric vehicles (EVs) as a way to cut CO2 emissions, Kato said conventional gasoline-electric vehicles and plug-in electric hybrids were probably a more realistic choice for the region for now .
The Japanese automaker is expected to hold a ceremony in Thailand on Monday (Dec 21) to officially start local production of a plug-in hybrid version of the Outlander sport-utility vehicle (SUV).
Mitsubishi localised the Outlander s production to take advantage of incentives for hybrid technology.
Japan s Mitsubishi Motors Corp sees hybrid models in Southeast Asia as a key part of its electrification strategy to stay competitive in the region, Chief Executive Takao Kato told Reuters in an interview.
While some Southeast Asian governments are trying to promote full battery electric vehicles (EVs) as a way to cut CO
2 emissions, Kato said conventional gasoline-electric vehicles and plug-in electric hybrids were “probably a more realistic a choice for the region for now”.
The Japanese automaker is expected to hold a ceremony in Thailand on Monday to officially start local production of a plug-in hybrid version of the Outlander sport-utility vehicle (SUV).